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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A

GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: If I knew (know) the answer, I’d tell you.
1 You’re late! I ______________ (stand) here in the cold for 20 minutes.
2 If you don’t buy the tickets soon, they ______________ (sell) out.
3 Pretending ______________ (be) injured in a tackle is a bad idea, but footballers often
do it.
4 What ______________ you ______________ (do) when I called you earlier?
5 Tim’s a freelance software designer. He ______________ (work) for himself since
2016.
6 Andrew ______________ (visited) Nepal in 2014, the year before the terrible
earthquake.
7 Our sales ______________ (improve) as soon as we create our website.
8 Anthony said he ______________ (be) sorry but I didn’t believe him.
9 Remember ______________ (call) me when you get to the hotel.
10 That cake ______________ (smell) wonderful!
11 I think the children ______________ (rescue) by the police in the next episode, don’t
you?
12 The concert ______________ just ______________ (start) and they won’t let us into
the hall.
13 ______________ (watch) cookery programmes on TV makes me hungry.
14 ______________ you ______________ (book) that restaurant if you’d read the
reviews?
15 If you’re stressed, please let me ______________ (help) you.
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2 Complete the sentences with two words.

Example: You don’t have to shout. I can hear you.
1 There are only ________ ________ people in the world who have been in space.
2 That was hilarious! I think that was ________ ________ film I’ve ever seen.
3 ________ they ________ to see each other again?
4 That ________ ________ my old colleague Moya over there, but I’m not sure.
5 Bella would tell us if she was feeling insecure, ________ ________?
6 She ________ ________ if I knew you but I said I didn’t.
7 When I was at school, we ________ ________ do lots of homework at the library.
8 There are ________ ________ cars in town on Saturdays. There’s nowhere to park.
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3 Retain the meaning and complete one sentence.

Example: The buses are quite easy to use. The Underground is easier.
The Underground is easier to use than the buses.
1 Chantelle makes costumes for films. She wanted to act when she was little.
Chantelle _____________________________________________
2 I hope I see you at the conference. I want to introduce you to Malek.
If_____________________________________________
3 Mushu is in Florence. It’s a very expensive restaurant.
Mushu _____________________________________________
4 My neighbour has complained about our party. His children are really noisy.
My _____________________________________________
5 I can’t afford that car. I wish I could buy it.
If _____________________________________________

4 Underline the correct word(s).

Example: Do you have to / must leave now?
1 I’m sorry, I’m not recognizing / I don’t recognize you.
2 What do you call the words at the end of a film where / that show all the jobs?
3 The eggs are boiled / to boil for ten minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the toast.
4 Max said Max / he loved Indian food so I’ve cooked a curry.
5 I don’t usually enjoy / enjoying crime novels. But I loved this one.
6 You’re worse / really bad at dancing than me.
7 I like travelling abroad for work but I hate not seeing / don’t see my children.
8 Everything is going to be / being fine.
9 Tim can’t be / must be sick. He never misses football training.
10 We ’ll see / going to see you at the match, won’t we?
11 If you like the flat, you should / might rent it.
12 Didn’t you used to have / use to have a car like that one?
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Grammar total 40

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VOCABULARY

5 Match 1–8 with a–h.

1 borrow _d_ a money to a friend
2 do ___ b at a joke
3 play ___ c a business
4 prove ___ d money from the bank
5 laugh ___ e a part in a film
6 earn ___ f something is true
7 run ___ g a salary
8 lend ___ h yoga

6 Circle the odd word out.

Example: cabbage mango aubergine pepper
1 cast extra review critic
2 unplug delete charger update
3 redundant unemployed resigned promoted
4 coach circuit track slope
5 translator lawyer freelance musician

7 Change the words using the prefixes and suffixes in the box. There are two
that you don’t need.

-ful -able -ment self- il- un- dis- -ation

-ian -ist

Example: imaginative unimaginative

1 legal ___________
2 hope ___________
3 honest ___________
4 science ___________
5 educate ___________
6 improve ___________
7 society ___________

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8 Complete the sentences with one word.

Example: Can you turn the radio up, please? I can’t hear it properly.
1 I parked in the wrong place so I had to pay a ___________.
2 Mr Cushing wants to talk to you ___________ your history essay.
3 ___________ speaking, private schools are for rich families.
4 I’m trying to cut ___________ on tea and coffee.
5 On the ___________ , I give this rom-com three stars.
6 I’m ___________ up with this traffic, aren’t you?
7 Don’t click ___________ links in emails if you’re not sure who sent the message.
8 I can’t choose ___________ the soup or the pasta. What do you think?
9 It took me 45 minutes to get ___________ my house to here. The traffic was terrible.
10 ‘When did you become ___________ in science fiction films?’ ‘When I was about 14.’

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9 Complete the sentences with the correct words.

Example: I’ve been wasting my money on silly things like trainers.
saving wasting buying
1 The bus was late, which was really ________.
frustrated frustration frustrating
2 James was embarrassed because his phone ________ during the interview.
went off cut off sent off
3 Ethan is a ________ boy. He’s very sure of himself.
self-confident sensitive reliable
4 We’re ________ our English exams next month.
revising taking getting
5 Jocelyn’s ________ her third year of university.
in on at
6 The airline ________ us £50 to take our skis on the plane!
made charged cost
7 This is Will. He was my ________ at Pinter and Marshall’s, the company where I used
to work.
classmate flatmate colleague
8 I can’t apply for that job because you need professional ________.
degree grade qualifications
9 My mum used to ________ us stay out late if we phoned her at certain times.
let allow make
10 This cottage has low ________ in some of the rooms.
floors ceilings walls

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Vocabulary total 40

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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
PRONUNCIATION

10 Match the words with the same sound.

change finished healthy receipt watched

detective accident bean turned heart match
recorded aunt said

Example: tree bean receipt

chess change match
tie 1 ________ 2 ________
dog 3 ________ 4 ________
egg 5 ________ 6 ________
computer 7 ________ 8 ________
car 9 ________ 10 ________
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11 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: phar|ma|cy
1 mu|si|cian
2 de|mon|stra|tion
3 u|ni|ver|si|ty
4 un|for|tu|nate
5 in|se|cure
6 wit|ness|es
7 rasp|be|rries
8 self-|con|fi|dent
9 a|ffec|tion|ate
10 per|ma|nent
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Pronunciation total 20
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 100

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Reading and Writing A
READING

1 Read the article and tick () A, B, or C.

Food and film (by Nils Moen)

I’ve wanted to work in the film industry since I first saw Star Wars. I guess I was
eight or nine years old. By the time I was at university I was studying film production
and writing film reviews for the student newspaper. The paper gave me one free
ticket each week and I would save up any spare cash to go to the cinema again.
The cinema near my university was a normal multiplex, and that’s where I made a
discovery … cinema food is really bad. I mean, it’s seriously unhealthy and totally
over-priced. The choice at my local cinema was: plastic sweets, dusty popcorn and
a bucket of fizzy drink. That was it. Personally, as a cash-poor student who also
wanted to keep his teeth, I used to hide my own food in my rucksack. No-one ever
told me off, but perhaps the cinema staff were being kind to me (the skinny boy with
a notebook who came three times a week).
So why do cinemas do this? The answer is, of course, money. Cinemas aren’t really
in the business of selling films, they’re in the business of selling popcorn. Film
studios take a percentage of tickets sales, but the cinemas are allowed to keep
most of the money from food. For example, a box of popcorn is about 85% profit
and food overall gives around 40% of the profit for a cinema. Selling salty popcorn
makes perfect sense because this makes customers thirsty and then they spend
more money on drinks.

Some companies are trying a different approach. Recently in America I tried one of
the many ‘Fork and Screen’ AMC cinemas, which aim to serve a proper meal during
the film. Customers sit at tables with cinema seats. The food is nothing
extraordinary — mainly burgers and chips — but the price is the same as in a
standard restaurant. I’m afraid the price was the best thing about it. To begin with,
the food arrived just before the start of the film. The sound of cutlery and eating
ruined the first half an hour for me. And then the waiters came round to (very
politely) take drink orders. ‘Would you like a drink, sir?’ ‘No, I want to watch the film.
Go away!’

So can food and cinema ever mix? Well, Edible Cinema is one example that
succeeds in an interesting way. When the audience arrives they are given a small
tray containing eight closed boxes. During the film, a light at the side of the room
tells you when to open and eat the contents of each box. Edible Cinema aren’t
trying to fill your stomach, or even give you a tasty snack. The food is weird, even
shocking, and is designed to make you think about the characters’ emotions or the
scenery. This is not a cheap night out (tickets were £38 and I had to eat some
dinner at home afterwards) but I’ve been talking about my Edible Cinema
experience for months now, and I’ve been watching social media to find out where
their next screening will be. If you’re a ‘foodie’ or a cinema fan, I recommend giving
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Reading and Writing A
Example: Nils regularly went to the cinema when _____.
A he lived near a multiplex  B he was a student 
C he was eight or nine 
1 When he was at university, Nils _____ the food at the multiplex.
A wished he could afford  B didn’t want to eat  C must have tried 
2 Nils used to _____ at the cinema when he was at university.
A have a part-time job  B watch all the science-fiction films 
C break the rules 
3 _____ of a cinema’s profits come from food.
A More than half  B Almost half  C Most 
4 Cinemas sell popcorn _____.
A because it’s cheap to make  B because it’s easy to serve 
C to make people buy more drinks 
5 Nils compares Fork and Screen’s food with _____.
A normal restaurant food  B normal cinema food  C home cooking 
6 Nils found the ____ at Fork and Screen distracting.
A food smells  B noise of people eating  C cinema seats 
7 The aim of Edible Cinema is to _____.
A see a fun performance  B eat a proper meal with the film 
C have an interesting experience 
8 The food at Edible Cinema is deliberately _____.
A unusual  B tasty  C easy to eat 
9 Overall, Nils thought that Edible Cinema was _____.
A a bargain  B worth the money  C too expensive 
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2 Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

Example: Nils used to be a full-time film critic.     F   
1 Nils didn’t always have to pay for a cinema ticket when he was a student. _____
2 Nils is grateful to the staff of the multiplex near his university. _____
3 Cinemas and film studios don’t have to share money from ticket sales. _____
4 Nils thought the food at Fork and Screen was over-priced. _____
5 The service at Fork and Screen was polite but distracting. _____
6 Only ‘foodies’ will enjoy Edible Cinema. _____
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Reading and Writing A

WRITING

Write a review of a restaurant or other food venue (140–180 words). Answer

the questions:
• What was the restaurant like? (for example, decoration, atmosphere)
• How was the food?
• Was the service good?
• Was the meal expensive?
• Would you recommend this restaurant to other people? Why?/Why not?
Writing total 10
Reading and Writing total 25

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Listening and Speaking A
LISTENING

1 Listen to an interview. Tick () A, B, or C.

1 SpaceX plans to send a ‘tourist’ _________ when it has fixed some technical
problems.
A to Mars  B to the moon  C to the International Space Station 
2 Because of concerns about _________, the rockets will take off from the sea.
A noise  B safety  C airports 
3 The interviewer _________ the professor’s opinion on the location of the rockets.
A disagrees with  B asks for  C agrees with 
4 For _________, being weightless for part of the journey might be problematic.
A business travellers  B pilots  C tourists 
5 If she were in charge of the project, Professor Goulding would change _________.
A the number of planned flights  B the method of transport  C its aim 

2 Listen to five conversations. Match the conversations (1–5) with what the
speakers were talking about (A–E).
Conversation 1 
Conversation 2 
Conversation 3 
Conversation 4 
Conversation 5 

A Complaining about a process.

B Explaining a rule.
C Asking for advice.
D Making a prediction.
E Explaining a point of social etiquette.

5
Listening total 10

SPEAKING

1 Make questions and ask your partner.

1 When / last time / switch / phone / more than an hour ? Would / like / use / phone less?
2 If / have / any job in the world, what / would / be? Why?
3 Which musical icon / most like / have dinner with? Why?
4 If / change / any social etiquette rule, what / would / change? Why?
5 Would / like / run / marathon / charity? Why?/Why not?
Now answer your partner’s questions.

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Listening and Speaking A
2 Talk about one of the statements below, saying if you agree or disagree.
Give reasons.
‘There is too much competition in schools.’
‘The speed limit on all motorways should be increased.’
‘Everyone should do volunteer work for a charity once a year.’

3 Listen to your partner talking about a statement. Do you agree with him /
her?

Speaking total 15
Listening and Speaking total 25

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